Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1940, Page 36

The SPORTLIGHT Turf Brains Befuddled Doping Preakness By GRANTLAND RICE, 8pecial Correspondent of The Star. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 7 (NAN. A).—There still s a slight element of chance in this racing. The Derby proved that again. Just a slight element. When a 35-to-1 shot can collar a 1-2 shot in the stretch and take away the stretch play, you get a faint idea of what can happen. When a horse which has been beaten 14 times can come along suddenly and whip a horse which never had been beaten, the chance idea begins to spread. ‘This is why the Preakness at Pim- lico on Saturday will keep many brains befuddled this week in an effort to catch the right one from a badly tangled pack. Many who scratched from last week’s Derby are more than a triple low as they figure the chance they had to win & 2:05 race. The Preakness will have a much bigger field and this may bring out a different turn of racing luck. Also a heavy track can churn the situa- tion up still further. Herbert Woolf Doubted Bim Could Go Derby Distance Just as it began to look as though we had a five-star outstanding 3- year-old, the Derby upset the old applecart. One by one star spring entries have been dropping by the wayside, such horses as Carrier Pigeon, Flight Command, Calory, etc. Now Bimelech joins the parade. He still has his chance to win back favor at Pimlico and later on at Belmont, but he will have to be a better looking horse than he was at Churchill Downs. You might figure that any horse good enough to win eight out of nine starts is a pretty sort of an animal. This is all true. Woolf, one of the leading owners, told me last Friday that he wasn't sure at all that Bimelech could go a mile and a quarter. “I don’t| think he'll win,” Mr. Woolf said. “He may not even finish second.” And he was only a few inches in front of Dit at that. Couldn’t Pick Gallahadion After Showings on Coast Ben Jones, one of the top trainers, was another expert who wasn’t sold on Bimelech. “A good horse,” Ben said, “but I can’t call him a great one yet.” This was before the race. I saw Gallahadion finish thir- teenth in one of the big Santa Anita races, 15 lengths back of a rank out- sider. I saw Mioland run away from him. 8o when any one asks, “How did you miss that one?” my answer is, “How could any one pick him?” Another answer is that almost no one did except the few who hap- pened to like a long shot against a 1-2 mop-up which failed to mop. I talked with a flock of Ken- tucky horsemen before leaving Louisville and they still were in a daze. “I honestly thoughf we had s other Man o’ War,” one of the led~ ing owners told me. “I still can’t figure it out and I've been in the racing game most of my life.” i “What about the Preakness?” I asked him. “We've got to give him one more chance,” he said, “After all Man o’ War was beaten once. I still think Bimelech is a fine horse, but I've got to admit I'm not so sure he is a great one. I'm worried about his handling the pace beyond a mile or a mile and an eighth. Maybe he can’t handle the route. But I haven’t given up on him yet.” Big Changes in Prices Due When Stars Race Again It will be interesting to see the terrific change in prices when Gal- lahadion and Bimelech meet again on Saturday. There certainly will be no 35-to-1 or any 1-2 figures to peer at. The chances are that Bimelech still will be the favorite, but at no such puny price. There will be at least five or six horses who will get stout support. “Don’t forget,” Arnold Hanger, Dit's owner, said, “this has been the worst spring training season any of us ever has seen. The weather has been horrible and track conditions bad. We all have been dizzy trying to get horses in some shape, work- ing on cold, rainy days over frozen or muddy tracks. This can upset form more than most people know. It will be some weeks yet before many good horses are ready. I know this applies to Roman Flag for one. You have seen a number of horses look bad this spring, who will be far better later on in the season. The 3-year-old crop is much better than it has seemed to be so far. Much better. I think you will begin to see a big improve- ment in the Preakness if we get any warm weather at all. You should talk to some of our leading train- ers. They have been almost goofy trying to get horses ready under impossible conditions. This is one reason why you have seen so many horses, that gave promise as 2- year-olds, take such a dip. They simply couldn't be worked into shape for consistent performance. This also helps to account for the slow time in the Derby. There still is no substitute for condition in any sort of competitive action, which every one knows. This coming Preakness will be one of the greatest races we ever had.” Gas Light Nine Beats Weak F. B. I, 10-5 In its opening game in the United States Government League the ‘Washington Gas Light Co. nine trounced a weak Federal Bureau of Investigation team on the East Ellipse diamond yesterday, 10-5. “Smoked” Stover, ace Gashouse hurler, allowed the F. B. I. boys only three hits in the seven-inning tilt while his teammates collectced & dozen safeties off three oppos- ing pitchers. This afternoon the Treasury De- partment and ahe Union Printers’ nines get together on the South Ellipse diamond in the third game of the league series starting at 5 o’clock, But Herbert | —— THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MAY Size of Pféél(néSs Field to Be Pretty We Five Listed for Test |Hoffman, Trojan Blocking Ace,|Central Has Chance Signs Contract With Skins Race, All of Them Woman-Owned Bimelech at Pimlico, With Gallahadion and Mioland on the Way By MASON BRUNSON, Assoclated Press Sports Writer, BALTIMORE, May 7—A real Preakness atmosphere settled over old Pimlico today, with five candi- dates for the $50,000-added classic set for a tune-up in the Survivor Stakes and the Kentucky Derby winner, Gallahadion, due to arrive from Louisville. Accompanying Gallahadion, the surprising colt from the stable of Mrs. Ethel V. Mars, was C. 8. How- ard’s Mioland, fourth in the Derby. Both are considered certain starters in the golden jubilee running of the Preakness Saturday. The Survivor Stakes, sixth race on today’s program, is Pimlico's tradi- tional pre-Preakness test for 3-year- olds. This year it furnishes a cru- cial trial for a group of “dark horses” who may attempt to do in the Preak- ness what Gallahadion did in the Derby. Is Contest Among Women. Oddly, all five of the Preakness candidates entered in the Survivor are owned by women. They are Mrs. H. C. Phipps’ Merry Knight, Snow Ridge and Asp; Mrs. G. D. Widener’s Your Chance and Mrs. Anthony Pelleteri’s Sun Pharos. There might be a glimmer of light here for the hunch players, who will be keenly aware that Gallahadion is also owned by a woman. But only three times in the history of the Preakness have woman owners won. The first was Mrs. A. Barklie, with Holiday in 1914. The second was Mrs. S. B. Mason, with Head Play in 1934, and the last was Mrs. Isabelle Dodge Sloane, with High Quest in 1935. High Quest set the Preakness record of 1:58)s for the mile and three-sixteenths. Three others in addition to the Preakness candidates were entered in the $2,500-added, 1 1-16-mile Sur- vivor. They were Hugh Dufford's Cockerel, W. H. Lipscomb’s Quatre- dom and Mac Thorn Farm’s Run By. Will Decide Their Course. The performances of the five Preakness hopefuls in the Survivor Will determine whether or not they will join the general rush to go after Gallahadion, whose astonishing Derby victory over Col. E. R. Brad- ley'’s Bimelech threw the Pimlico race as wide open as a '49 gold rush. Bimelech arrived here yesterday, accompanied by three other Derby dust-eaters—Arnold Hanger's Dit, W. L. Brann's Pictor and Tower Stable’s Royal Man—all labeled as definite Preakness starters. Completing the list of Preakness | possibilities are Millsdale Stable’s | Andy K., C. V. Whitney's Carrier Pigeon and Flight Command, John | Hay Whitney’s Woof Woof and Mrs. ! E. G. Lewis’ Jacomar, Mrs. Mars, Bradley Coming. Because Mrs. Mars wasn't at Churchill E‘:;wns to see Gallahadion | ReAnd. Lol Bradley wasn't there to ew lose, Alfred G. Van- derbilt, president of the Maryland Jockey Club, invited both to come r‘;ounced Bradley would arrive Fri- ay. to defeat in the Derby, there are lots | of die-hards in this race-loving sec- | one loss is habit-forming. | Plenty of folks are willing to bet that Bimelech will come back in the Preakness, including some of the Jjockeys at Pimlico. In a jockey poll, 10 favored Bimelech to win, while Dit and Gallahadion got three votes apiece, Andy K. and Pictor two each and Your Chance one. Gottlieb, Sheehan Tilt For Semifinal Spot In Friends’ Tennis Most of Field Battling To Fill Quarter-Final Bracket Thursday Roosevelt. and Episcopal of Alex- andria were the only schools still represented by more than one racketer in Friends School's first annual invitation tennis tournament today as seven other institutions fought complete elimination from the junior division. Although the quarter-final bracket is not scheduled to be filled until Thursday, Ell Gottlieb of Roose- velt, E. L. Sheehan of Gonzaga and were in the round of eight, with the today for a semifinal berth, The only two other matches today Takoma Park Academy against Sterling Lee of St. Albans and A. Farrington of Roosevelt against Alvin Dulcan of Friends, who ac- counted for the first elimination of a seeded player yesterday. Dulcan whipped eighth -ranked Oscar Thorup of Wilson by 6—32, 6—2 scores. Smith Rallies to Beat Mair. ‘Tomorrow, second-seeded R. P. Williams of Episcopal goes against Chester Abendschin of Washington- Lee, while seventh-seeded Ben Fisher of Roosevelt meets E. W. Gamble, Episcopal’s second survivor. That will complete the quarter-final bracket with the exception of the match between Harold Titus of Georgetown Prep and C. Norris of Devitt, who have agreed to play two matches Thursday, the winner meet- ing Smith of Western in a quarter- final engagement. Aside from Dulecan’s elimination of Thorup, yesterday’s excitement was provided by Western's Smith, who came from behind at 1—4 and 0—40 in the second set to defeat Carl Mair of Central, 5—17, 7—5, 6—2. Another good match found Frank Gannon of Georgetown Prep car- rying Episcopal’s Williams to 9—7 in the first set before bowing, 6—0, while B. Weems of Episcopal ex- to the Preakness. The club an- | Mi Even though Bimelech .went down | M tion who aren't ready to admit that | 3, David Smith of Western already |ghsk first two slated to play each other | FAE&ll sent top-seeded Bobby Bensinger of | Ri tended Titus of the Prep even far- ther in losing only 9—17, 6—3. Still another three-setter found N. Frat of Wilson forcing Gamble, b BOB HOFFMAN. Receipt of the signed contract of the University of Southern Cali- fornia senior whom George Mar- shall calls “the best blocking back I've seen since Erny Pinckert” noti- fled the Redskins today that the Trojans’ Bob Hoffman will play professional football with them next fall. Hoffman, 22 years old and a 6-foot-1 200-pounder, was seventh on the Redskins' draft list last winter and became the third draftee to sign up. The nwest Indian not only was a regular for three years at U. S, C., but as a sophomore and junior played more minutes of football than any other man on the Trojan squad. Last year only one player exceeded minutes. Marshall and Coach Ray Flaherty both saw him play in the last Rose Bowl game and are convinced that he will make the grade. Born in Star City, W. Va, Hoffman went to California in 1928 and after starring for a Montebello high school became an all-around ath- lete at Southern California. In addition to a pigskinner, Hoffman played basket ball and ice hockey. him in actual playing He is the second U. S. C. senior | ¢ to sign his first contract with the Redskins, Tackle Howard Stoecker having preceded him by a number of weeks. Twenty-two men now are under contract to report to Spokane next August. Eastern Digs Up New Slab Hope In Chance, Victor Over B.-C.C.; Gonzaga Fast in Comeback A new pitcher, Russell (Ace) Chance, today loomed as a bright Eastern High School prospect after standing Bethesda-Chevy Chase on its head yesterday in an 8-1 game. Chance, so wild last year he had little opportunity to show his wares, gave the Bethesda nine only one pass, struck out eight and allowed only four hits. His mates took ad- vantage of poor Bethesda defensive | play and pounded Faris Mirhige for | nine hits, including a home run by Eddie Teague. Bethesda was able to score only in the sixth when errors prevented a.| shutout by Chance. .O. A, Eastern. AB CELEECIERE IS O =T i'hige.p.’ Elliott.p... 5o o 131 S @I S8 St ol s555mommsNonossen 12 2] saronmrsononsoommI0 > Daevers.p. *8p’'anous Totals 27 421 ® Totals 26 *Batted for Chance in seventh. B —-—-- 000 001 00—1 222 030 100 4x—8 Gaton, Cohill. Erhardt. ), Spiridolanols. Chance, Eaton. low (2), Willlams. ~ Runs_batted in— Erhardt ' (3). Teague (2), Cohill, Walsh. ' Two-base hits—Miller. base hits—Erhardt. Home 1 Stolen hardt, 3 3 Walshi to Nutwell, Cremins_to Mirhige to Miller. Chance to Hite_to Hoffman. on bases—Eastern, 4: Bethesds, 3. g0 balle —Oft. Chance. 1: ruck out by ance, 8: Hits—Off "Chance. 3 in 7 _innings: Deavers, 1 innine: off Mirhige. 7 in 8% innings: off Ellfott. 2 in % inning. Passed balls—Talbert (2).” Day. Winning pltcher—Chance. Losing = bitcher—Mir- bire, Umpire—Mr. English Gonzaga Comes Back. 8. . 3 Gonzaga's first team in eight years 3 broke out in a scoring rash yesterday to hand Georgetown freshmen a 15- to-9 licking on the Medical School | Mse diamond. Freddie Rice hurled the Purple to K victory, giving only six hits. Errors |M: by teammates allowed most,of the loser’s runs. A home run by Third Baseman Schombert which tied the score in the sixth inning at 7 all gave Gon- zaga new hope after being three |Chase runs back. & :u ) N & o <l corosonrneny! Bl sous! L] =y _. 388 55 EEERSSIE 5| omoacmmssnso® PO b (] i AR NCI D] SO, 3 [EOTIICEINEINY Totals 44122714 Totals 31 X Batted for Bello in sixth. xxBatted for Whelan in eighth. 2 Batted for Golibart in fifth, 3 Batted for Reedy in fifth. 22z Batted for Wells in ninth. 400 003 026—158 2277 303 100 002— 9 Smith. Schmitt (3), Willets ¥ Smith, Wells, Whelan (), , Bello. Reedy (2) Gonzaga Georsetown Frosh Ruus—J. (2), Engles, ombert lsh Brate (85, Willets (3 ill, ' Raba. _Vincen! . 3w —Wells. D= .Charlotte Hall game at Garrett also of Episcopal, to 6—2, 6—8, 6—2. Bensinger had little trouble with E. J. Ervin of Gonzaga, 6—1, 6—0, and Lee polished off Ted Brawner of Landon, 8—2, 6—3. Lou Old of Episcopal received a default when Taylor Chewning of St. Albans couldn’t play because of & wrenched shoulder, but Gon- zaga's Sheehan outlasted Old in the second round, 6—32, 10—8. Gottlieb'’s 6—32, 6—2 win over Charles Hackney of Western eom- pleted yesterday's activities, | smissmss00015050099-> off | Lew! Park, no less than 16 finding their way into the box score. Although the Little Hoyas were guilty of seven, they had little trouble winning, 12 to 7. Sport Barrett, their pitcher, gave four hits and fanned five. A home run by Chuck Devine with two on figured in the Prep's eight- run first inning. C. Hall. AB Smith.ss Dyson.cf . Griffin.c Burch.3b ilson.rf eslevglt att’ Dentp 0 0 OB It cosedbi Totals 28 521 9 “Batted for Chesley in fifth. tBatted for Anderson in seventh. Charlotte Hall_ 102 000 04— G. U. P 7 Tep 800 001 3x—12 Home run—Devine. * Stolen bases ~—Devine (3), Smith, Burch. Tobin, Ches ley, Slater (2). Deck . 3 by Dent, 5. Hit by pitcher—Bv Dent’ (Tobin, Crowley): by Barrett (Moll). Wild pitches—Dent (3). Passed balls—Grifin (2). —Mr. Pri Umpire riest. | Griffs’ Records Batting. . R. H. a & Qs - LRI DA LDORBEINEG DL BN ) [ e 000000 0OHRRNODIADNROOBOR - DRI IDI= DI a2 naD o SADB I RSRD DT ECTCEE TN SR s R L s Road; 2 coroooconmmmn TR aosesscesecoruncsmmnoacs Ty Q © ua; Aag SRSy FO IRERETTY AOWSIRN=T! om0 NI o - WD noonnoonfl U 19 6o 0 aorire G o Blowulanosm roooumoo~ PPyl o tiomool - o EASTERN LEAGUE. 3: Willlsmsport, 1. game. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Savannah. 4: Spartanburg, 3. bus, 10: Columbia. 9 Elmira. Only | day’s_series -tilt. Bill Fulton, a slender one-armed | Runs—] Dunnington _(2). B To Break Lead Tie - With Western Visits Anacostia Today; Red Raiders Conquer Wilson in Overtime By ROBERT HENRY. ‘Thanks to superb relief pitching and a triple in the 11th inning by Carmel Nance, Western kept pace with Central in the public high title baseball series by downing Woodrow Wilson on the latter’s field yesterday, 10 to 8. It was an uphill fight that West~ ern waged and with darkness hov- ering after 3 hours and 20 minutes of ragged ball, Nance’s three-bagger with Ed Cockrill and Jim Malarkey on base gave the Red Raiders their second interhigh victory in as many games and forced Wilson into sixth place with one victory and three losses, Today Central was to meet twice- defeated Anacostia on the Indians’ fleld. Billy Fisher, Central star, as to oppose Art Faircloth on the mound in what may prove a pitch- ers’ battle, During the early stages of the Western-Wilson game it appeared that the latter would win. How- ever, after getting away to an 8-to-4 lead in three innings, Wilson became erratic afield to allow Nance to win his second overtime victory in the series, Following a scoreless fourth in- ning, Western gradually cut down Wilson's lead as Nance hurled shut- out ball. Single runs were scored by the Red Raiders in the fifth, seventh and ninth innings to force the game into extra innings. Both missed chances to win in the 10 and it remained for Nance, who struck out 15 in 8% innings, to be the hero with his 1lth-inning triple. G.A. Wilson, Harry.if Hite'ce.rt Fugler.ct B'c'solf.p Cal > " ENUIpe =1 A ¢ onm20 TRUTNOP T T Nimnon.p Nancep o tJawish 0 Totals 50 15 R Totals 49 13 33 16 *Batted for Kowalski in eleventh tBatted for Palhamus in eleventh Western 201 011 101 02—10 Wilson , 224 000 000 00— 8 Runs—Harry (3). Pugler (2), Columbus, Calisto, Mitchel] Cady. Kowaleski, Karas. Cockrill (2). M Leach. Er- ._Calisto (2), Cockrill . Karas. Kauffman, Hit- base hits—Harry (2), Leach. Pugler. Cockrill. Briscuso, Three base hits—Nance. Calisto. s{‘fll!n bases— Leach 12;‘"5h “L C”I:k""‘ l"br."H""fi : o ases’ on ' blls O mm off Nance. 3: of Kauffman, 3: off Briscuso. Struck out—By Nance, 15: by Kauffm 4: bv Nimmon, 3. Briscuso, 5 Hits off—Nimmon. R in Innines: off Nance. 5 in R': innings: off Kauffman. 11 in 6 innings: Briscuso. 4 In 5_innings. Hit by pitche ly Briscuso (Malarkev) ‘Winning pitcher—Nance, I;\ufl:l pitcher—Briscuso. Umpire—Mr, rd n. 2: Terp Frosh Beat Vikings. Central took a 6-to-0 licking from the Maryland Frosh yesterday at College Park as a tune-up for to- They fell before lad, #%e % who limited the Vikings to 3&?. fanned 12 and got 2 safeties himself. His double drove in the first two runs. Central 0. A, Md. Pro. 2b 3 Rvn'ds. > ] o IO Lagos.c.lf 4 Steiner.ss Mosser.1f Martin.c 3 DiBla’s.3b SrBeo! L comcaonencnenPon eIty Wh'I'n.ib 4 Bckner.p 3 *Williams 1 Totals 35 *Batted for Central High ____ Maryland Frosh 25950190 D! 22222203 12 Totals 401227 B Juckner in eighth -- 000 001 100—2 102 211 01 Boothe Hoopengard- se hit—Fulton. . Errors— Hoopeneardner _ (%), Boothe. ~ Stolen bases—Steiner. _Mann, Dunnington. Cleveland. Sacrifice—Boothe. Left on bases—Maryland. 10: Central, 3. Bases on balls—Off Fulton. 2: off Buckner, b 8truck out—Bv Fulton. 12; by Buck- pe[,B. Umbire—Oertel. " Time of same— Reynolds. Kuster, dorf. anst D. C. Stickmen Close With Cavaliers Washington A. A. lacrossemen. who gave Mount Washington a rousing struggle before losing last Saturday at Baltimore, will close their home season Saturday at Cen- tral Stadium, meeting Virginia's 10 at 3 o'clock. The Cavaliers, like most schools south of Washington, are new to the sport, but have a fast, rugged team. It is an aggregation similar to North Carolina’s, which ran the legs off Washington and lost because of a few tactical blunders at crucial stages of the match. " WE TRADE" s V. YouR way /| EYROLET S SSORGA AYE MW 7, 1940, SPORT Il Determined by Survivor Stakes Téday Mrs. Mars Has Women Rivals (Track Hopes Are High In Preakness as Elizabeths Own and Handle Jacomar By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, May 7.—Woman owners figure to be very prominent Saturday when the Preakness, first run in 1873, is renewed at ancient Pimlico. Only three of the fairer sex have won the mile and three-sixteenths classic, but Gallahadion, the No. 1 horse in this week's fleld, will carry the silks of a woman—Mrs. Ethel V. Mars of Chicago. It will be recalled that Gallahadion won the Kentucky Derby last Saturday, beating the highly regarded Bime- lech among others, Then two Elizabeths may play the leading feminine roles. They are Mrs. E. G. Lewis, the Elizabeth Ar- den of beauty culture, and Mrs. Elizabeth C. Bosley, Maryland sportswoman who trains her ex- tensive string of race horses. Business with Mrs. Bosley. Mrs. Bosley, who turned to de- veloping horses in 1933 to keep the wolf from the door, hit the highest peak ever. attained by a woman trainer when she was engaged by Mrs. Lewis this spring to succeed Lou Feustel, one time trainer of Man o' War. A week after she named Mrs. Bosley as her trainer Mrs. Lewis shelled out $1,500 to get her colt, Jacomar, into the Preak- ness as a supplementary entry. Chase Me started Mrs. Bosley on her way to the big time. She took the former hunter and pet of her children and developed him into a runner that won six straight races and $30,000 in 1933. Things were looking bright for Mrs. Bosley when tragedy struck in the 1934 Metropolitan Handi- cap at Belmont Park. Chase Me, racing against a field including the great Equipoise, fell, broke & leg. and was destroyed. But Mrs. Bosley kept on and last year saddled 22 winners and won $23,337, Rides Victor, Saddles Another. Lou Schaefer is the only man ever to ride and saddle a. Preakness winner. Jockey Schaefer won the 1929 race with Dr. Freeland. Trainer Schaefer saddled Challedon. for his victory last year. This year he is conditioning W. L. Brann’s Pictor, & failure in the Kentucky Derby. Chameleon, the horse - figured weather vane atop Pimlico’s old clubhouse, embodies one of the oldest traditions of the track. Since the 1870's it has been the custom to paint the vane with the colors of the Preakness winner. Immediately after the race is run, a workman goes to the cupola with a brush in hand to immortalize another great thoroughbred. Note to Bimelech, winner of the Pimlico Futurity last year: Only one Pimlico Futurity winner ever has gone on to win the Preak- ness. That was Challedon, which won the Futurity in 1938 and the Preakness in 1939. 3 Presidents Have Been Patrons. At least two Presidents of the United States have been patrons of the Maryland Jockey Club, whose 110-year-old charter reposes in the Library of Congress. George Washington told in his diary how he used to lose money at the Jockey Club’s meetings at | Annapolis. Andrew Jackson, who | was President when the charter was | granted, was made an honorary member of the club. ‘The charter stipulated that stewards wear a white rose as a lbadge of office. They still do that at Pimlico, War College Enfers Joust for Federal Links Honors Takes Place of Coast And Geodetic; R. Smith Hot on Public Links Anxious to retain balanced strength in all divisions in the Fed- eral match play golf tourney, Chuck Redick, tournament director, has consented to the withdrawal of the Coast and Geodetic Survey outfit, Army War College. The tourney is being sponsored by The Star. Three matches were scheduled to- day in one of which the War Col- lege team was to receive its first test of strength in class B division, | Indian Spring. Other | found Interstate Commerce Com- | mission meeting Post Office, and meeting Reconstruction Finance Corp. Class A teams will suspend | play this week and will resume ac- | tion next week with play in all three divisions. 3 “We had two applications for the vacant spot when Coast and Geo- detic Survey pulled out because some of its players were transferred,” said Redick. “War College had its bid in first and we gave it the place.” Peter Lipski at War College, Branch 73, is in charge of the team. Doerer Sets Deadline. Five first-round matches in the | top flight of the East Potomac Park spring tourney have been completed and Tommy Doerer, tournament di- rector, is giving contestants until Friday to wind up their initial con- tests. Roy A. Smith, the North Caro- linian, who won the qualifying round, played the course in level par 72 to win a tough match against Art Cross, 3 and 2. They played the first 14 holes even, no hole being won unless a birdie was scored, when Smith turned on the heat and won and has substituted a team from the § | playing against Soil Conservation at | matches | Electric Farm and Home Authority | Lucky Number Is Victor In Pigeon Contest Lucky Number proved a lucky en- try for the Harper & Durity loft in the East Potomac Racing Pigeon Club’s recent race from Charlottes- ville, beating 434 competitors from 34 other lofts in the 100-mile flight. The winner averaged better than 1,284 yards a minute. Following is the average speed in yards per minute of the first return to each loft: Harper & Durity. 1, 1281.66; King & 60, 8. M. R Meddings, 1.250.10: Wil- 249.23; William De _Toto, 8. Ball. 1.23643. Geo; 30: “N.Cutshaw, 1,240.60; 1240.49, | Three A’s Will Stage | Athletic Carnival Employes of the American Auto- | mobile Association will hold their | annual athletic night tomorrow | evening in the Y. M. C. A, 1736 G | street N.-W. Baseball, bowling, box- | ing, tumbling, tug of war and a jiu Jitsu demonstration are on the pro- gram. ‘Thomas P. Henry, national presi- dent of the A. A. A, will be present to address the gathering and the jiu jitsu exhibition will be given by Joseph Chiang of the “Y.” The af- fair will start at 7 o'clock. — three in a row. Other first-round results: Charles Alexander beat John M. Blair, 2 and 1; Milton | Baker beat Gene Fossum, 4 and 3; | A. Williams beat Don Stone, 2 and 1; | Julian Williams beat Harry Miller, 2 and 1. Doerer will start the tourney for the John B. Colpoys Trophy June 8 with the first round in the 36-hole affair. 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Face Winning Cards Gallaudet and Catholic University trackmen have high hopes of mop- ping up at the expense of visiting teams tomorrow in triangular meets at Kendal Green and Brookland. The Blues are host to American U. and Bridgewater while Catholic will engage Randolph-Macon and Towe son. Gallaudet displayed unexpected strength last week, though dropping a 10-point decisinn to Blue Ridge. Dick Phillips, Ewrl Stevens, Ollie Berg, Latz and Dickson stood out for Coach Blair Smith’s crew, col- lecting most of the points. Berg, who heaved the javelin, was par- ticularly good and appears to be a lock-bet tomorrow. Gallaudet was weak in sprints and couldn't offset this disadvantage in field events. Smith, however, figures American and Bridgewater may kill off one another in this department and give his boys a chance to slip through in distance runs and weight events to victory. Catholic U. served notice it will be ready for its guests by running away from William and Mary, Norfolk division, yesterday at Brookland. The final score was 73-44 and nine meet records were rubbed off the books. One stadium mark was equaled. Star of the show was William and Mary’s Johnny Brown, 19-year-old sophomore, who amassed 24 points. Brown, who has compiled 99 points in four meets, won the pole vault, high jump, broad jump and finished second in the 100-yard dash and both hurdle events. Distance. 40 N breaking old mark o Javelin—Won by as Macon (W.-M.): third, White i(C. U.) Distance. 154 f{t. 4'; in, (New meet rece ord, breaking old mark of 151 ft. in.J Pole vault—Won by Brown (W.-M): second. tie between Gil Borges (C. U.) and Karnezis (W.-M.). Height. 11 {t Mile_run—Won by Corbeti (C. U.): sec- |ond. Doyle (C. U.); third, tie between | Wiggin and Blackwall (W.-M.). = Time. 4:304. “(New meet record, breaking old mark of 4:45). 440-yard dash—Won by Milks (C. U.): second. - O'Keefe (C. U.): third. Bram 5.1 (New meet record, 13.68.) (C. U.): second, | of 53.8 100-yard dash—Won by Larsen (W.-M 1; second. Brown (W.-M.:: third. (C. U). ~ Time. 10 flat record and sets new meet record, old mark of 10.4.) Discus—Won by Sachon (C. U.); second, | Sutton (W.-M.): third, Diamond (C. U.). Distance, 113 {t. 215 in 13 high” hurdles—Won by Wwall second, Brown (W.-M.): third, - Time. 164. (New meet ing old mark of 16.6.) Jump—Won_by Brown (W.-M.): (C._U):_third, Endebroch Height. 5 ft.'10 in. (New meet breaking old mark of 5 20-yard dash—Wwon by Cooper {5ond;, Drsden (W.-M.):" third 24 Won by Wall (C. 1y (WM.): third, Street 26 Broad_jump—Won_ by Brown (W.-M); second. Stauffer U.): third, Street (C. U.). Distance t (New mest record. breaking old 880-yard dash— (W -M). “Time. 2:01 9. breaking old mark of 2:05.7.) Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. CHICAGO.—George Nyberz. 1481 Port Arthur, Ontario. stopped Ph: Latona, 146, Dallas (2); Joe Sutka, 159, Detroit. outpointed Al Tibbitts. 168, Danville. Tll. (8) SAN FRANCISCO.—Dale Sparr. 161, Olathe. Colo.. outpointed Harry Cahill. 162. San Prancisco (10) LT LAKE CITY—Billy Bengal, 153, Detroit. and Jackie Burke, 147, Ogden. Utah. drew (10). DES MOINES Towa.—Ed (Tipperary) Murray, 220, Shelby, Ohio, and Cyclone Lynch. ‘160, ‘Denver. drew’ (10) NEW _ YORK.—George Zengaras. 135%2. New York. outpointed Primo Flores. 137, Puerto Rico (R) ALBANY, N. Y.—Vinnie Vines. 142, Schnectadv. N. Y.. knocked out Danny Deylin. 148 Allentown. Pa. (7). NEWARK. N. J.—Maxie Picher, 133, rk. outpointed Frankie Bove, 125, Tk ( Exclusive at Eiseman's reeman S MEN’S FINE SHOES makers "nhh. Charge it! op EISEMAN'S—F at 7th